Detection of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases (ESBL) Producing Enterobacteriaceae from Fish Trapped in the Lagoon Area of Bizerte, Tunisia

Table 1

Distribution of positive bacterial strains resistant to cefotaxime according to the different species of fish sampled.

Family	Common name	Scientific name	Number of samples	Distribution isolates
				Gills	Stomach contents
Moronidae	Loup	Dicentrarchus labrax	14	4	2
Carangidae	Chinchard commun	Trachurus trachurus	14	6	6
Mugilidae	Muges	Mugil cephalus	14	2	0
	Mullet	Chelon labrosus	14	5	3
Mullidae	Rouget de roche	Mullus surmuletus	14	5	3
Pomatomidae	Tassergal	Pomatomus saltatrix	14	0	0
Soleidae	Sole commune	Solea solea	14	0	0
Sparidae	Marbré	Lithognathus mormyrus	14	1	0
	Saupe	Sarpa salpa	14	12	10
Total			126	35	24